feat(python): add deleteFolderRecursive sample

storagecontrol/delete_folder_recursive.py

@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+# Copyright 2026 Google LLC
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#    https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+
+import sys
+
+# [START storage_control_delete_folder_recursive]
+from google.cloud import storage_control_v2
+
+
+def delete_folder_recursive(bucket_name: str, folder_name: str) -> None:
+    # The ID of your GCS bucket
+    # bucket_name = "your-unique-bucket-name"
+
+    # The name of the folder to be deleted recursively
+    # folder_name = "folder-name"
+
+    storage_control_client = storage_control_v2.StorageControlClient()
+    # The storage bucket path uses the global access pattern, in which the "_"
+    # denotes this bucket exists in the global namespace.
+    # Set project to "_" to signify globally scoped bucket
+    folder_path = storage_control_client.folder_path(
+        project="_", bucket=bucket_name, folder=folder_name
+    )
+
+    request = storage_control_v2.DeleteFolderRecursiveRequest(
+        name=folder_path,
+    )
+    operation = storage_control_client.delete_folder_recursive(request=request)
+    operation.result()
+
+    print(f"Deleted folder: {folder_path}")
+
+
+# [END storage_control_delete_folder_recursive]
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    delete_folder_recursive(bucket_name=sys.argv[1], folder_name=sys.argv[2])

storagecontrol/snippets_test.py

@@ -12,21 +12,19 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 
-from google.cloud import storage
-
-import pytest
-
 import create_folder
 import delete_folder
+import delete_folder_recursive
 import get_folder
+from google.cloud import storage
 import list_folders
 import managed_folder_create
 import managed_folder_delete
 import managed_folder_get
 import managed_folder_list
+import pytest
 import rename_folder
 
-
 # === Folders === #
 
 
@@ -103,3 +101,24 @@ def test_managed_folder_create_get_list_delete(
     )
     out, _ = capsys.readouterr()
     assert folder_name in out
+
+
+def test_delete_folder_recursive(
+    capsys: pytest.LogCaptureFixture, hns_enabled_bucket: storage.Bucket, uuid_name: str
+) -> None:
+    bucket_name = hns_enabled_bucket.name
+    folder_name = uuid_name
+
+    # Create folder
+    create_folder.create_folder(bucket_name=bucket_name, folder_name=folder_name)
+
+    # Create a nested folder
+    nested_folder_name = f"{folder_name}/nested_folder"
+    create_folder.create_folder(bucket_name=bucket_name, folder_name=nested_folder_name)
+
+    # Test delete folder recursive
+    delete_folder_recursive.delete_folder_recursive(
+        bucket_name=bucket_name, folder_name=folder_name
+    )
+    out, _ = capsys.readouterr()
+    assert folder_name in out